Kamberau language
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Kamberau | |
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Asienara, Iria | |
Kamrau | |
Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Kambrau (Kamberau) District, Kaimana Regency, West Papua Province |
Native speakers | (1,600 cited 1993)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | irx |
Glottolog | kamb1302 |
Kamberau or Kamrau is either of two Asmat–Kamoro languages spoken in Kambrau (Kamberau) District, Kaimana Regency, West Papua Province. North Kamberau is also known as Iria, and South Kamberau as Asienara, a name that has been mistakenly used for the related language Buruwai.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Kamberau at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Kamrau Bay - newguineaworld".